Japan posts more than $900 mn trade surplus in October: govt

Japan posted a surprise trade surplus in October as the value of energy imports slumped on falling oil prices, official data showed on Thursday.

The surplus came even as the value of exports declined for the first time since August last year, according to the figures.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been trying for nearly three years to revitalise the world's number three economy through his signature "Abenomics" programme, the foundation of which is based on aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan that has led to a sharp fall in the yen.